Director, Community Real Estate - Toronto, Canada - United Way Greater Toronto

United Way Greater Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Director, Community Real Estate

United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) is at the forefront of the fight against poverty, striving to enhance social conditions and foster more equitable communities.

As the largest non-government funder of community services in the GTA, and the largest United Way in the world, UWGT reinforces a crucial community safety net to support people living in poverty.

United Way's network of 300+ agencies and initiatives in neighbourhoods across Peel, Toronto and York Region work to ensure that everyone has access to the programs and services they need.

In the past two decades UWGT has assumed a more significant role in spearheading cross-sector solutions, to protect, strengthen and revitalize neighbourhoods that encourage greater inclusion.

We are not just a funder, but an active leader in making this region better for all.

As the fabric of our neighbourhoods change, so too do the needs. And the solutions needed.

We are launching a bold new strategy that deepens our place-based work with the goal of scaling our community innovation and investing in community owned real estate, ensuring that people have access to the supports they need close to home.

We are looking for a Director, Community Real Estate, who will form the backbone of a new team to implement the vision for a UWGT powered community real-estate initiative.

This team will leverage UWGT's network of agencies and resources and develop new and innovative partnerships to preserve and create community owned spaces with neighbourhoods and communities living in poverty.

Real-Estate goals for UWGT**:

To create long term communityowned space solutions in the neighbourhoods where services are needed.
To design and develop funding/capital at each stage of the community real estate journey.
To promote UWGT recognition and visibility with donors and stakeholders.
To partner in mixed use opportunities, e.g., affordable/deeply affordable housing.

What you'll do:

_Leadership:
Shape this new initiative by:_

Seeking partnerships and opportunities for UWGT to play a key role in the development of community realestate that will further the shared mission of UWGT and community service organizations
Providing technical expertise and support to the UWGT as well as to community service sector partners in order to build capacity in project development in realestate
Working with the neighbourhood solutions and community investment teams to identify opportunities that align with other UWGT strategies, in particular building a strong community service sector, creating neighbourhood solutions and addressing housing and employment challenges for lowincome communities
Advise on the continued evolution of the strategy, identifying new opportunities and course corrections for UWGT leadership and governance
Incorporating an Indigenous collaboration and equity lens in all project development and capacity building
Supervising any direct reports (Community Real Estate Analyst) and working across Community Impact teams to connect realestate funding, investing and projects to other UWGT initiatives and strategies
Represent United Way at key tables, initiatives, events and forums related to community real estate

_Community Investment and Project Support_

Work with community impact teams to foster and coordinate a real estate pipeline identifying both funding opportunities as well as supporting recommendations projects of strategic importance to United Way, including the development and redevelopment of UWGT hubs and opportunities for mixed use (housing and community services)
Develop and implement granting programs to prioritize and support community sector projects and capacity including funding development of criteria, project eligibility, approvals processes in line with UWGT granting frameworks
Provide guidance to UWGT CFOO in the administration of a community realestate loan fund to align the fund to UWGT realestate priorities and coordinate with granting and other strategic opportunities
Assess projects with an understanding of project and budget analysis: understand the mix of financing (public and private) programs, timelines, planning approvals and milestones and risks typically associated with nonprofit capital projects

_Fundraising_

Support efforts to raise funds and create partnerships to enable community realestate work with a goal of growing revenue as part of a 10year UWGT plan for Neighbourhood Solutions

_Capacity Building_

Participate and assist in community problem solving and collaboration initiatives as required
Provide guidance internally and to sector partners around opportunities to partner with nonprofit and forprofit developers

_Other:
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Work with Vice-President of Community Infrastructure to engage UWGT Board, Board Committees and other volunteers in the development and oversight of initiatives and granting
Work with the Senior Management Tea